here we go. i have read the posts about winxp and firewire. i have a sony camcorder mini dv with firewire output. when i am in vegas and i do a batch capture the program gives me problem after the first clip it caputers in. And the program crashes. i don't know if it is my camcorder or it is a software issure or it is a firewire issue. where should i start. one note, i do have a external dvd-r drive and a hard drive that has been converted to use firewire. that should not matter.